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The ECTACO Partner EC800 is a revolutionary, expandable bilingual Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook. With cool modern styling, hi-resolution color touch-display and state-of-the-art linguistic tools it is one of a kind. The massive vocabulary contains over 560,000 words and is one of the biggest around. The inclusion of the most sophisticated and accurate voice facilities available on today’s competitive market is the defining feature of this remarkable handheld. It features state-of-the-art English and Chinese Mandarin speech recognition that allows it to fine tune to understand what is said to it. It also features highly advanced English and Chinese voice capabilities powered by the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology and even goes so far as to include crystal-clear native-speaker voice output for both languages in the Audio Travel PhraseBook section as recorded by professionals.

This intelligent linguistic device is literally packed with information and tools to help you master your foreign language skills for either academic endeavors or travel. It employs the latest language learning technologies that use foreign language Speech Recognition modules, a bilingual Machine Translation system and Text-to-Speech processing.

Highlights:

• Color display: the luxury of a hi-res color screen with adjustable color schemes, customizable elements, color-coded parts of speech, samples of use and much more
• Expandable vocabulary: over 560,000 words already included in the general dictionary - the largest vocabulary base ever! Plus you can easily add more than 50 language combinations available as ECTACO MMC Cards!
• Advanced English and Chinese speech synthesis.
• Superb English and Chinese Mandarin speech recognition, allowing the machine to fine-tune to an individual user’s voice – an excellent language study tool and source of rewarding infotainment. Test your pronunciation by trying to speak out a phrase in the foreign language and see if the Partner understands you. If it does – then everyone else would understand your speech too!
• Designed with the real traveler in mind, the Audio PhraseBook is at daily disposal on pleasure or business trips. It delivers real human-voice output in English and Chinese for over 14,000 pre-recorded phrases. It also provides the different responses you might receive in the "You May Hear" section.

Dictionaries:

• WordNet Princeton edition English-English dictionary of modern English - over 70,000 head words and details explanations
• Over 560,000 words in English-Chinese general dictionary
• Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
• Custom function "Add new word" allowing to create your own vocabulary and add them to the existing ones
• Slang lock: function allowing you to include or lock out Chinese and English slang from your dictionaries
• Look-up function helps you easily navigate through huge vocabulary bases at your disposal
• Interchangeable MMC/SD cards allow you to add a variety of languages and endless linguistic content from ECTACO, Inc.

Language-learning:

• SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabularies, helping you to prepare for tough, English-language standard proficiency tests
• Linguistic games: Flash Cards, Pockets, Spell It, Translation Test: these help you learn at your own pace, expand your vocabulary and improve spelling
• WordNet Princeton edition English-English dictionary of modern English - over 70,000 head words and details explanations
• Over 560,000 words in English-Chinese general dictionary, featuring synthesized voice in English and Chinese
• English phonetic transcription, essential tool for those learning to speak and write properly
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker

Traveling:

• English <-> Chinese Audio PhraseBook with natural human-recorded speech will help you in a variety of standard everyday situations and activities
• FlashCards: the classic game that helps you improve your vocabulary while you play.

And more…

• Media Player with MP3 support to aid you in study and at play. Thousands of Audio Books are available to be programmed into this MP3 player.
• Currency and metric conversions
• World Time
• Daily Alarm
• Calculator
• … and more

This device is powered by AC/DC adapter and rechargeable battery (all included in the standard package)

ECTACO Partner EC800 is an English <-> Chinese Simplified translating device from the P800 series.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

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Supported languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese (kana), Korean, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

The card is compatible with all ECTACO iTRAVL device.

The ECTACO iTRAVL Multilingual TL-2Asian5 is the most remarkable talking dictionary available anywhere. An ultra-sophisticated translation handheld, it is the most spectacular new addition to our distinguished line of iTRAVL translators because it can understand and speak some of the most popular Asian languages. Complete with the widest range of voice capabilities contained in any portable translator, the iTRAVL TL-2Asian5 features speaker-independent speech recognition of spoken English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai that lets the machine understand what is being said to it. Its professionally narrated, real human voice output then lets the device speak any of its more than 70,000 travel-oriented phrases in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese. Absolutely indispensable for international travelers, this incredible Audio Travel PhraseBook has been designed to help anyone communicate efficiently no matter what the situation. Also providing users with bi-directional dictionaries containing a combined total of up to 5,000,000 words, the iTRAVL TL-2Asian5features advanced English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean TTS (text-to-speech) voice synthesis that lets it pronounce dictionary entries as well as easy-to-use sentence builder pronunciation for every word covering topics such as banking, sightseeing, shopping and dining – plus many more; in fact, everything the demanding traveler needs. It even includes useful everyday conversation topics allowing you to make new friends or business partners in an instant.

Encased within a stylish, water-resistant and dustproof case this sturdy, pocket-sized and sophisticated handheld comes complete with a top-of-the-line loudspeaker that makes effective communication easier than ever.

Audio PhraseBook

• Remarkable speech recognition understands what is said to it in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and Thai and then converts it into digital information for immediate translation
• Advanced output of authentic Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese native-speaker voice narration for all travel-related phrases.
• 70,000 ready-to-use phrases include everyday expressions and lists of single words for the following topics: Basics, Hotel, Traveling, Local Transport, Sightseeing, Bank, Communication means, In the restaurant, Shopping, Repairs/Laundry, Sport/Leisure, Health/Drugstore, and Beauty Care.
• "You may hear it" function lets users see examples of what they might hear in response to a phrase they choose from the phrasebook. For example, having chosen the topic "Shopping" you select the phrase "I would like to try this on, please". When you switch to the "You may hear it" option, the system displays the responses you can expect to get from the salesperson according to your request.
• "Useful words" function supplies the most useful key words within a given topic that travelers should memorize
• Search by single word or complete phrase

Expanded vocabulary

• Bi-directional dictionaries for the following language pairs: English<->Chinese, English<->Japanese (Kana), English<->Japanese (Kanji), English<->Japanese (Romaji), English<->Korean, English<->Thai, English<->Vietnamese
• Latest English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean TTS speech synthesis modules for superior pronunciation of dictionary
• Phonetic transcription lets you improve your pronunciation
• Instant reverse translation for better understanding
• Advanced Look-up function allows you navigate easily throughout the entire database
• Award-winning MorphoFinder™ English word recognition
• "Add New Word" function allows users to add personal entries to existing dictionaries
• Virtual keyboard provides quick access to the dictionary
• Slang Lock feature "locks out" slang from translations
• Easily expandable by adding additional MMC/SD cards with different language pairs and other exciting content from Ectaco, Inc.

Additional Features

• MP3 player
• MultiMedia Card (included) for simplified updates and content replacement
• World Time
• Daily Alarm
• Calculator
• Currency and Metric conversion
• Touch-screen (320x240 pixels)
• Backlit screen
• Auto Off function will power down translator when it’s idle
• Pouch, AC adapter, MMC Card English-Chinese, English-Japanese (Kana), English-Japanese (Kanji), English-Japanese (Romaji), English-Korean, English-Thai, English-Vietnamese - 128MMC Card Asian5 iTRAVL TL-2 and rechargeable battery are included in the standard package. Batteries are recharged using the included adapter.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

The interactive multimedia BESTA CD-828 is a Chinese <-> English <-> Chinese bidirectional dictionary, personal organizer and language teacher including Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English voice synthesis. Designed to assist native Chinese speakers in becoming proficient in reading, writing, speaking and comprehending English, it is one of the most sophisticated reference, language and business tools currently available. Making the most sense of the complex information necessary when learning any foreign language, this handheld is packed full of important language-specific study aids including 23 Chinese-English reference dictionary sources and a special section for kids.

Dictionary databases:

• English to Chinese: up to 5 cross-search windows, sample sentences, speech synthesis in Mandarin, English and Cantonese
• Chinese to English: smart input methods, saves data for self-tests, Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciation
• Oxford Dictionary: wildcard searching, voice recording function
• Cambridge Encyclopedia: thousands of refined illustrations, cross-searching, reviews and self-tests
• Japanese-Chinese and Chinese-Japanese dictionaries: Japanese voice output, Kanji, Chinese-style reading
• Network dictionary
• Audio and Video dictionary: provides a variety of static and dynamic images
• Chinese dictionary: provides Zhuyin and Pinyin reference
• Review and Self-Test dictionary: here you can review and perform self-tests on the words saved in the English-Chinese, Oxford, Network, Chinese-English and Chinese dictionaries as well as in the Cambridge Encyclopedia
• Download additional and update existing dictionaries

  Advanced features:

  • Virtual classroom develops practical conversation skills, teaches colloquial expressions and pronunciation using interactive video and audio lessons. The user can communicate with the program and learn from it.
  • 23 Chinese-English reference dictionary sources; some are supported by videos. Over 100 videos to choose from!
  • There is an archive of studied academic material; you can add materials to the archive using a PC-link. The device lets you use two flash cards (simultaneously) which will substantially increase your electronic dictionary`s memory.
  • The dictionary performs syntax analysis of phrases and determines morphological composition of each given word for English-language entries.
  • Travel phrasebook. It includes a versatile phrase bank in the following ten languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Malay, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian.
  • There is a special customized section for kids, featuring fun multiple choice tests for advanced recognition of English and Chinese words.
  • The dictionary features specialized transcription-based search.
  • Customized list of 50 most recent searches

  Organizer features:

  • Play MP3 music and watch movies, PC-Link compatibility; comes with a rechargeable battery and universal AC
  • The device comes with PC-link cable and software
  • Notes and address book with audio recording function available in Chinese, English and Japanese
  • Audio recorder
  • Electronic drawing tool, customizable
  • Calculator with loan calculation tools
  • Polyphonic music
  • Photo archive
  • Games, cartoons
  • Highly customizable system configuration management: allows you to change the standard greeting, regulate the sound, light, automatic shut off, password-protected entry, games, USB.

  The User`s Manual is available in Chinese.

This bidirectional English <-> Chinese Translator is one of the world's few electronic dictionaries that offer two-way sentence translation that carries up to 82% of the source meaning. YiShen 888 translates and pronounces full sentences from English into Chinese and from Chinese into English with equal accuracy and speed.

Whenever an uncertain word is encountered, pertinent information can be found quickly and conveniently by cross-searching the Longman English Dictionary and the English -> Chinese, Chinese -> English and Chinese dictionaries. Together, these authoritative reference sources add up to half a million words and cover all topics of human knowledge.

This model features:

• These expandable, cross-searchable built-in dictionaries:
  • English
  • English-Chinese
  • Chinese-English
  • Chinese
• Large LCD is easy on your eyes
• Voice output in both English and Chinese, with reread, follow-read, listen, and read functions
• Conversation vocabulary for traveling (in 8 languages)
• Hand-written input is available, with 7 input methods (including pinyin) for the Chinese dictionary
• Built-in application 'Interactive Dialogue' with Role Play function

Also included are:

• Digital memo recording function
• A well-made carrying pouch
• Communication (COM port) cable which allows Telephone Directory, Memo, and Schedule to be transmitted to PC
• Supplied with earphones, 110V&220V Power Adapter, 4 regular AAA batteries
• One-year warranty
• User Manual in Chinese and a quick user’s guide in English

The exclusive latest edition of The New Oxford Illustrated English-Chinese Dictionary with both dictionary and encyclopedia functions.

Built-in English-Chinese dictionary, English dictionary, Chinese-English dictionary, Chinese dictionary, Japanese-Chinese dictionary, Chinese-Japanese dictionary, illustrated encyclopedia and dictionaries for other foreign languages. Unlimited cross-searching of words can be done among these dictionaries conveniently.

Japanese-Chinese Dictionary and Chinese-Japanese Dictionary with Japanese real voice system, which can be cross-searched to other dictionaries. This helps you master Japanese in an efficient way.

Exclusive French-Chinese, German-Chinese and Spanish-Chinese dictionaries using real female voice pronunciation for all vocabularies.

New interactive learning function with 300MB memory allows downloading of content including various professional dictionaries, Animation Learn, English Comic, etc.

All vocabularies of the "New Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary" have true female voices.

Built-in Illustrated Dictionary contains illustrations of various animal and plant structures, life scenes and different situations, which enables you to learn all sorts of special words more easily.

The repeat and listen-and-repeat functions, helping you capture correct English pronunciation easily.

Pinyin input and output is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input and output is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

Absolutely unique in the world of handheld language and travel assistants iTRAVL includes everything the business or leisure traveler needs to make visiting foreign destinations an enjoyable and easily navigated experience.

• The world's most sophisticated Speech Recognition System that understands and instantly translates any of the tens of thousands of pre-programmed words and phrases contained in the iTRAVL
• Unsurpassed Travel Voice PhraseBook translates and speaks 14,000 phrases using native-speaker voice narration
• iHELP for instant access to emergency and frequently used phrases which can be spoken immediately
• Indispensable travel resources that include Fodor's Travel Guide, CIA World Factbook and Travel AudioBooks
• Reliable and accurate 2-way Full-text Machine Translation with voice output
• Exhaustive Translating Dictionary that pronounces English and Chinese words using state-of-the-art Speech Synthesis
• Hands free, voice navigation and hi-res touch screen for easy access to information
• Extended functionality and responsiveness powered by Windows CE
• Outstanding Mp3 player for your media files to keep you entertained on the road
• Language-learning games including FlashCards, Language Pockets, Translation Test and Spell-It-Right.
• Plus much, much more!

Innovation Award 2008 from the Consumer Electronics Association

Loaded with a full range of the most useful communication tools. By simply speaking into the iTRAVL, you can have your phrases instantly translated and spoken aloud using a sophisticated combination of speech recognition modules, real human voice narration and speech synthesis. Helping you to enjoy sightseeing more, meet new friends and deal with emergencies, it is loaded with a full range of the most advanced language management tools ever combined and includes iHELP which lets you immediately access a list of emergency or most frequently used phrases instantly. Thanks to its remarkable Speech Recognition modules all you have to do is pronounce a voice tag and iTRAVL will speak the phrase immediately. A real life saver!

Lost? Never Again. Detailed maps with destination advice and addresses will help you find your way around in no time. Need a more hands on approach? Now asking for directions has never been easier. The combination of a fully translating Dictionary, PhraseBook and Travel Guide offers a compact and easy to use resource that fits in the palm of your hand. The inclusion of the world-renowned Fodor's Travel Guide lets you benefit from expert advice on hotels, restaurants, local attractions and transportation. Equipped with the CIA World Factbook, detailed information on every nation in the world is now just a click away.

No more books or papers! Now you can leave it all at home, greatly reducing the time and energy necessary to access the information you depend on most while traveling. Before and after your trip you can also use the built-in language-learning games to improve your speech and accent. You can even use iTRAVL to communicate with your non-English speaking housekeeper or construction workers, to impress your visiting business partners with your knowledge of their language or to show your friends and family how much you know. Speaking another language has never been easier or more fun!

The Best of the Best! Easy to navigate and user-friendly iTRAVL offers a hi-resolution touch-screen interface that puts Windows CE powered convenience at your fingertips. A robust MP3 player lets you enjoy all your favorite media files and AudioBooks. Whether you're on the go, or ready to study, this global travel companion is always at your side. With the inclusion of a convenient metric converter and a talking calculator, you can now verify exchange rates and have them pronounced instantly. In addition, a world clock is now accessible so you can check the time in any time zone just by clicking the location on a virtual map. The newest and best there is to offer, ITRAVL is like no other communication device in the world.

Once you take a trip with iTRAVL, you'll never leave home without it!

Specifications:

• 560,000 entry English <-> Chinese translating dictionary with voice synthesis
• Audio Travel PhraseBook with speech recognition that translates and speaks 14,000 travel-related words and phrases
• Audio Travel PhraseBook includes the following topics: Basics, Traveling, Hotel, Local Transport, Sightseeing, Bank, Communication means, In the restaurant, Food/Drinks, Shopping, Repairs/Laundry, Sport/Leisure, Health/Drugstore, Beauty Care, Calling for Police
• iHELP pronounces Emergency or frequently used phrases instantly
• Fodor's Travel Guide with maps and essential information for 50 cities and CIA World Factbook for 180 countries around the world: Maps, Flags, Country Profiles, People, Geography, History, Economy, Essential Statistics, International Organizations and Groups and more
• Consistent Full-text Machine Translation
• 70,000 WordNet English explanatory dictionary
• Bilingual interface
• Windows CE powered for advanced functionality and responsiveness
• Hi-resolution touch-screen and hands-free speech navigation functionality
• Mp3 player, games, calculator, metric converter, and word time clock utilities.

AC adapter, rechargeable battery and two LCD protecting films are included in the standard package.

The entire linguistic content of the iTRAVL is included on a 512 MB SD card which comes with the device.

This product employs the Pinyin system for input of text. Pinyin output is available for all dictionary entries.

Pinyin input is a transliteration system that allows you to read and write Chinese using the Latin alphabet. It requires users to enter a series of standard symbol combinations which are then able to be read as an accurate, standardized approximation of the Chinese language. The Pinyin system of input is the most popular and easy to use methods of communicating in Chinese without using hieroglyphs.

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The ECTACO iTRAVL Multilingual Asia/Middle East/Euro TL-2EuMEAs10 is the most remarkable talking dictionary available anywhere. An ultra-sophisticated translation handheld, it is the most spectacular new addition to our distinguished line of iTRAVL translators because it can understand and speak some of the most popular Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages. Complete with the widest range of voice capabilities contained in any portable translator, the iTRAVL TL-2EuMEAs10 features speaker-independent speech recognition of spoken Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Thai that lets the machine understand what is being said to it. Its professionally narrated, real human voice output then lets the device speak any of its more than 140,000 travel-oriented phrases in Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Spanish Thai and Vietnamese. Absolutely indispensable for the international traveler, this incredible Audio Travel PhraseBook has been designed to help anyone communicate efficiently no matter what the situation. Also providing users with bi-directional dictionaries containing a combined total of up to 10,000,000 words, the iTRAVL TL-2EuMEAs10 features advanced Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean and Spanish TTS (text-to-speech) voice synthesis that lets it pronounce dictionary entries as well as easy-to-use sentence builder pronunciation for ev